Michigan Bans Flavored E Cigarettes

[Ravenshire]

Because e-cigs are a threat to traditional big tobacco that doesn't want to compete with a new, safer (please note I am not saying they're safe, only safer than cigarettes) alternative to the poison big tobacco trades on, and big tobacco spends a ton of money on special interest every year keeping their crap legal.

Altria Group, Ballantyne Brands, Hay Island Holding, Reynolds American and Swedish Match AB are all big tobacco companies that have opposed regulation and taxes on e-cigarettes.  These companies own a significant portion of e-cig companies.  For example Altria Group (Marlboro) owns a 35% stake in Juul and VUSE is ultimately owned by Reynolds America.  Ballantyne Brands owns NEO and Mistic.

Big tobacco companies are not against e-cigs they are investing in them and opposing regulation. This only makes business sense.  The e-cig market is huge and tobacco companies have the money to buy/invest in these companies.  I bet soon all will be owned by tobacco companies.

I stand corrected. When I left the e-cig game, big tobacco was still pissing and moaning about them, failing to produce their own e-cigs that would sell. It's good to hear they're correcting that. I switched to homemade nicotine candies back in April and haven't had a cigarette since. It is, quite literally, the longest I've gone without a smoke since junior high.